{"id":3257,"date":"2021-10-14T20:43:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T18:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/14\/cambridge-university-halts-400m-deal-with-uae-over-pegasus-spyware-claims\/"},"modified":"2021-10-14T20:43:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T18:43:52","slug":"cambridge-university-halts-400m-deal-with-uae-over-pegasus-spyware-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/14\/cambridge-university-halts-400m-deal-with-uae-over-pegasus-spyware-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Cambridge University halts \u00a3400m deal with UAE over Pegasus spyware claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exclusive: UK institution was in line for huge donation but has paused talks due to concerns Gulf state used hacking software<\/p>\n

The University of Cambridge has broken off talks with the United Arab Emirates over a record \u00a3400m collaboration after claims about the Gulf state\u2019s use of controversial Pegasus hacking software, the university\u2019s vice-chancellor has said.<\/p>\n

The proposed deal<\/a>, hailed by the university in July as a \u201cpotential strategic partnership \u2026 helping to solve some of the greatest challenges facing our planet\u201d \u2013 would have included the largest donation of its kind in the university\u2019s history, spanning a decade and involving direct investment from the UAE of more than \u00a3310m.<\/p>\n

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\nExclusive: UK institution was in line for huge donation but has paused talks due to concerns Gulf state used hacking software
\nThe University of Cambridge has broken off talks with the United Arab Emirates over a record \u00a3400m collaboration after claims about the Gulf state\u2019s use of controversial Pegasus hacking software, the university\u2019s vice-chancellor has said.
\nThe proposed deal, hailed by the university in July as a \u201cpotential strategic partnership \u2026 helping to solve some of the greatest challenges facing our planet\u201d \u2013 would have included the largest donation of its kind in the university\u2019s history, spanning a decade and involving direct investment from the UAE of more than \u00a3310m. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Exclusive: UK institution was in line for huge donation but has paused talks due to concerns Gulf state used hacking software The University of Cambridge has broken off talks with the United Arab Emirates over a record \u00a3400m collaboration after claims about the Gulf state\u2019s use of controversial Pegasus hacking software, the university\u2019s vice-chancellor has …<\/p>\n

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